GILSTER MARY LEE
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — JOPLIN, MISSOURI
| Employer | GILSTER MARY LEE | Report ID | 2020032385 |
| Address | 3727 East 27th St. | City, State ZIP | JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64804 |
| Event Date | March 12, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Source of Injury | Existing floor opening |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311230 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.06000, -94.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning on the third-floor mezzanine when they fell through an access hatch and landed on the second-floor mezzanine. The employee sustained a broken collar bone, a broken rib, a possibly broken vertebra, and a brain hematoma.
Incident Summary
On March 12, 2020, a worker at GILSTER MARY LEE in JOPLIN, MISSOURI suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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